The Dutch in the Medway /

The daring raid on the Medway in June 1667, when the Dutch navigated the treacherous shoals and sandbanks of the Thames estuary and the Medway and attacked King Charles' ships laid up below Chatham, was one of the worst defeats in the Royal Navy's history and a serious blow to the English...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rogers, P. G. (Philip George) (Autor)
Otros Autores: Davies, J. D. (Autor de introducción, etc.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Barnsley : Seaforth Publishing, a division of Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2017.
Temas:
1664-1667
Anglo-Dutch War, 1664-1667.
Guerre anglo-néerlandaise, 1665-1667.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Medway, River (England)
Medway (Angleterre : Fleuve)
England > River Medway
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • New foreword / J.D. Davies
  • Preface
  • 1. The Pismires of the world
  • 2. The English and Dutch affairs
  • 3. The Navy ript and ransackt
  • 4. Plague, fire, and war
  • 5. The best plenipotentiary for peace
  • 6. Great business in hand
  • 7. The glorious arms of their high mightiness
  • 8. Sad and troublesome times
  • 9. Fruits of victory
  • 10. Vae victis
  • 11. Retrospect
  • Postscript.

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